Jane Renton Cockburnspath

[Scottish wifie]

Hi I am looking for any information on Jane Renton, in the 1881 census she was living at Oldhamstocks she was aged 51 and from Cockburnspath, thanks Lesley

[hdw]

See my post under East Lothian on the Cowe/Aitken thread!

Harry

[ScottishAncestry]

We can add a little regarding the earlier history of Jane Renton:

Jane was born on 25 December 1827 at Cockburnspath, the daughter of George Renton and Elizabeth Anderson, who were married on 11 September 1817 at Cockburnspath. George, Elizabeth and various children are buried in Cockburnspath Churchyard.

Jane can be seen with her parents in the 1841 census:

http://www.maxwellancestry.com/census/41transcript.aspx?houseid=73101067

and in the 1851 census:

http://www.maxwellancestry.com/census/51transcript.aspx?houseid=73101072

Jane’s father George can be seen at Coldingham in 1861 shortly before his death:

http://www.maxwellancestry.com/census/61transcript.aspx?houseid=73204095

The death certificates of George Renton and his wife Elizabeth Anderson should give their parents’ names, taking you back to the previous generation.

Hope this helps,

Emma

[Scottish wifie]

This is brilliant thankyou so much for the information I have got another generation back !!! thanks Lesley

[Beckey]

This may help.

Cockburnspath M.I.
By George Renton memory of his family George 18.1.1825 22 months, Magdalene 2.7.1835 2 mths. Thomas 4.1.1851 30 yrs. wife Jane Guthrie 4.6.1852 30 yrs.? Mary  10.4.1853 23 yrs. Elizabeth 22.5.1853 30 yrs. wife Elizabeth Anderson 26.11.59 64 yrs. George Renton 8.11.1861 64 yrs.

[MonicaL]

Just putting the link up to the post on the East Lothian board www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,515774.0.html

Monica 

[Scottish wifie]

Thankyou so much I was going to get my dad to visit Cockburnspath cemetry and get the mi's thankyou so much for this I have the dates when George Renton and Elizabeth Anderson died I can get the certificates from scotlands people this is great thanks Lesley

[hdw]

Lesley, I see that you have Noble ancestors from Fraserburgh. Have you read a book called The Christian Watt Papers? It will tell you everything you could ever want to know about the Nobles of Fraserburgh, or rather, of the adjacent fishing-village of Broadsea.

As Scottish fishermen visited other ports up and down the country, they often ended up marrying a girl from another town, and some people in my home town of Cellardyke in Fife have Noble ancestry (by which I don't mean they belong to the Nobility!).

Harry

[Scottish wifie]

Hi I have read the Christian Watt papers its a great book, I have got George Renton's parents as John Renton and Marjory Stuart/Stewart they married 25/04/1789 at Chirnside thanks for your help Lesley